Step 1:
The first step to converting 396584 to a fraction is to re-write 396584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 396584 can be written as simply 396584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 396584, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 396584/1 each by 1:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 396584 as a fraction:
396584/1 / 1